Irena Santor (born 9.12.1934) - one of the most popular singers of post-war Poland. She began her career in the Song and Dance Ensemble "Mazowsze", where she performed from 1951 until 1959, when she decided to pursue a solo career. She has performed on all continents(with the exception of Africa), and is the winner of very numerous international and national competitions.
Handwritten dedication in pen(which reads: To Mr. Gracjan Lepianka with thanks for his great artistry. Irena Santor 1973. ) in the lower part of the photograph (verso stamp of the author- Zofia Nasierowska) measuring 14.6 x 10.3 cm, mounted in a sheet measuring 22.6 x 15.4 cm, on which verso stamp: Gabinet for the Repair of Works of Art and Artistic Objects Gracjan Lepianko Warsaw, Krak.-Przedm. 10.
Condition: sheet with minor creases, soiling, photograph with minor scratches and dirt on the surface.
Nasierowska Zofia (1938 - 2011) - photographer, known as the "queen of portraiture of Polish celebrities", honored with the title Artiste FIAP by the International Federation of Photographic Art. Her photographs were published by numerous Polish magazines including "Ekran", "Film" , "Przekrój". Winner of numerous awards at international exhibitions.
Gracjan Lepianko (1905 - 15 May 1991) - Warsaw restorer who ran the Office for the Repair of Works of Art and Artistic Objects for several decades at 10 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street. He graduated from the Schools of Drawing and Painting at 9 Wierzbowa Street, the School of Applied Art at Chmielna Street and the School of Decorative Arts at Myśliwiecka Street, obtaining the title of master decorative painter and master of artistic metal products. He began studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, but the financial situation forced him to interrupt his studies and take up a job. He became self-employed in 1931 and changed locations several times(before, 1952, he ended up in Krakowskie Przedmieście). He was passionate about sports, training amateur boxing and wrestling. During World War II, a passion for reviving "dead"/destroyed objects awoke in him. He not only repaired but also collected antiques. After the war he became very popular, there were films about him, mentions in the press and guidebooks. Visited by numerous celebrities(of many fields), who sometimes left commemorative entries.
